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Democratic Senator Al Franken announced on Thursday he will resign from the U.S. Senate following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Franken announced his resignation amid allegations that he inappropriately touched several women, a shameful exit for a rising star of the Democratic party.
The 2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a United States senator from Minnesota to replace incumbent Democratic senator Al Franken until the regular expiration of the term on January 3, 2021. Facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, Franken announced on December 7, 2017, that ...
As more allegations of sexual misconduct aimed at Sen. Al Franken continue to emerge, Democratic senators and officials came out in droves on Wednesday calling for their party colleague's resignation.
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician, comedian, actor, and writer who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He first gained fame as a writer and performer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he worked for three stints.
United States Senator Al Franken of Minnesota, on November 16, 2017, was accused by media personality Leeann Tweeden, who wrote in a blog post that during a USO tour in 2006, Franken forcibly kissed her without her consent as part of a rehearsal for a USO skit. She wrote that he "put his hand on the back of my head, mashed his lips against mine ...
With a second accuser alleging sexual misconduct at the hands of Senator Al Franken, two prominent progressive groups are calling for his resignation.
Tweeden produced photo evidence of the pretend grope, taken when Tweeden was asleep. Franken was subsequently accused of groping and unwanted kissing by seven other women. [173] Franken admitted to some allegations, apologized, and ultimately resigned. [174] Later Franken said he regretted resigning and felt that he was denied due process in ...